MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Chandler Simpson
Chandler Simpson
TB · LF
Change to
Portrait of James Wood
James Wood
WSH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

James Wood.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, runs, and RBI.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

James Wood wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Chandler Simpson wins 2 (SB, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Chandler Simpson
84.0
James Wood
95.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Chandler Simpson
14.4%
James Wood
60.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Chandler Simpson
0.0%
James Wood
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Chandler Simpson
31.0%
James Wood
22.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Chandler Simpson
4.8%
James Wood
11.7%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Chandler Simpson
.266
James Wood
.433
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Chandler Simpson
.240.300
lg AVG .295
now .284
.262
James Wood
.240.300
lg AVG .295
now .272
.256

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Chandler Simpson
522.40
now 0
0
James Wood
522.40
now 16
10
Runshigher is better
Chandler Simpson
2064.60
now 30
24
James Wood
2064.60
now 53
38
RBIhigher is better
Chandler Simpson
2050.60
now 12
10
James Wood
2050.60
now 39
28
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Chandler Simpson
4.2016.80
now 14
11
James Wood
4.2016.80
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
SellChandler Simpson — sell.conf 0.65
BuyJames Wood — buy.conf 0.84
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